Last Sunday was a big day for us. First of all, we joined our local church here in Basingstoke. They’ve been amazing to us since the first day we walked in and we’re extremely proud to be part of such an active, progressive congregation over here. While I am looking forward to getting back into ministry, in the meantime, I’m glad we’ve found such a great church home.

That afternoon, the church did it’s annual narrow boat trip. A narrow boat is a uniquely English thing, designed to navigate the canals of England. This particular trip was at the canal at Newbury. While the canals used to be important for commerce and travel, they’re now mostly recreational. We journeyed up the canal a couple of miles and got to enjoy the scenery. This isn’t something that people outside England are particularly familiar with, but definitely worth doing if you visit.